Lines reopened: disruption between Hove and Angmering expected until 18:00 

Route(s) affected

Trains between Brighton and Bognor Regis / Chichester / Portsmouth & Southsea / Southampton Central, and also between London Victoria and Littlehampton

Description

The emergency services earlier today were dealing with an incident between Hove and Angmering. All lines have now reopened as the emergency services have completed their work. As service recovers, trains may still be cancelled, delayed by up to 20 minutes or revised.

Disruption is expected until 18:00.

Customer advice:

All lines have now reopened between Hove and Angmering, and we're working to return services running through the area to normal.

However, delays of up to 20 minutes are still possible and services are likely to be affected by short notice alterations and cancellations. Some services may have cancelled stops, will terminate and restart at a different station to normal, or will be cancelled completely.

Please check before you travel this afternoon, If your planned train is affected then you may need to take a different train than planned or change trains en route.

Planning your journey:

You can use a live map of the network and use live departure boards. This will show where your journey is likely to be affected.

You can also use an alternative route guide.

You can also use the Southern app to find up-to-date information.

Can you tell me more about the incident?

The emergency services have been dealing with an incident between Hove and Angmering. Power to the railway was switched off in this area to allow response teams safe access to the track. The emergency services have advised that they are no longer on the track and Network Rail have restored power and reopened lines so trains can run normally again through the area.

Check before you travel:

You can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.

Compensation:

You may be entitled to compensation if you experience a delay in completing your journey today. Please keep your train ticket and make a note of your journey, as both will be required to support any claim.